qualifications: PhD, MSc, OD, FAAO
position: Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead
department: Medicine
Dr Levi Osuagwu an Eye Health specialist, with research interests in epidemiology and public health primarily focusing on diabetes, mental health and blinding eye disease. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and the First President of the African Chapter of the Academy, An initiative he championed. Dr Levi received the Vice Chancellor Research Support Fellowship at Western Sydney University in 2021 after completing his Post Doc in Diabetes and Integrated health at Western. Through his current position as the Academic Lead in Rural Health and a Senior Lecturer, Levi pioneers research in Bathurst Rural Clinical School (BRCS) and his team has championed and pioneered various transformational research projects and initiatives including the establishment of the first Community Reference group in 2023 which provides opportunity for community driven research projects, and most recently the formation of the first BRCS Aboriginal Reference Group through working with Indigenous Elders. He has held senior roles in research and planning, the convener of two international research groups, author of more than 90 published works cited by reputable international agencies, Levi holds a doctorate from Queensland University of Technology.
Original Research 12 January 2024
The future rural healthcare landscape: perspectives of young healthcare professionals
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The iron status of rural Nigerian women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy
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The landscape of non-psychotic psychiatric illness in rural Canada
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The Australasian College of Dermatologists 8th Rural Dermatology Meeting, 6–8 September 2024, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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UBUNTU 2024: People, Place, and Policy for Community Wellness, 10–13 September 2024, Cape Town, South Africa
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23rd International Balint Congress, 9–13 September 2024, Boulder, CO, USA
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17th National Rural Health Conference, 16–18 September 2024, Perth, WA, Australia
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15th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference (SARRAH), 21–23 October 2024, Mildura, Australia
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RMA24, 23–26 October 2024, Darwin, NT, Australia
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International Conference on Rural Nursing and Rural Health (ICRNRH), 28–29 October 2024, Lisbon, Portugal
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15th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference: Going the distance, 21–23 October 2024, Mildura, Vic., Australia
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11th Biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) 2024, 2–6 December 2024, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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